Compare towns
Cornish vs Somerville vs Baldwin vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most renters (17.9% rent).
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Cornish | Somerville | Baldwin | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
837Lowest |
1,170 |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
37.8±4 16% below ME |
| Baldwin and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
28.8%±7 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
25.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$71,250±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Somerville and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$218,100±$41k 26% below ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Cornish and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
— | $1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Somerville and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 24% below ME |
$2,505 17% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.8% ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 12 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.